DD is 18 next month. She has always been hard-working at school. She got good GCSE results. She went to college to study A levels. AS levels were good. She is now approaching her A2 exams.
She got very stressed during GCSEs - to the extent of being unable to sleep and crying in the mornings about having to go into school. We tried herbal remedies and I taught her breathing techniques to help with stress. She got through it and as I said, did well.
Throughout the first year at college she got more and more low in mood - she had less energy and less motivation. She started to see a counsellor at college for CBT once a week who has been very supportive but she was still struggling, She went to see her GP who diagnosed with her depression and contacted CAHMS. I think we were luckier than some as we got a response quite quickly and today she is picking up her prescription.
Problem is that she is now only a month or so from her exams and for the last few months she has been unable to function normally let alone work. Obviously her A level results are not going to as good as she expected. She has made two big mistakes in her uni applications that could have screwed everything up which is simply not like her at all.
She has been told she won't be able to retake as A levels have changed and she would have to redo the entire two years and she won't get funding. I don't know whether us paying would be feasible - assuming we could afford it.
She has an interview on 28th April - hoping the medication will have kicked in by then and she will be a bit more switched on - then she just has to do her best with her exams... and hope for the best.
Does anyone have any advice please?